2016-17 Wrestling Roster
Brooks Black
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 285
- Hometown:
- Dover, Pa.
- High School:
- Blair Academy
2016-17
- Competed at 2017 Big Ten Championships at HWT
- Went 11-7 in an injury-shortened season
- Recorded back-to-back pins against Michigan and NIU
- Won the heavyweight bracket at the UNI Open with a 4-0 record
2015-16
- Illinois' HWT starter
- NCAA Qualifier
- Placed fifth at Big Ten Championships with a 4-2 record
- Went 2-2 at NCAA Championships with an upset victory over #6 Denzel Dejournette
- Recorded a 1:53 pin over Conan Jennings to complete the 25-24 comeback victory over Northwestern (2/7)
- Placed second at the Reno Tournament of Champions
- Went 5-4 during Big Ten duals
- Earned four wins over ranked wrestlers
2014-15
- Illinois' HWT starter
- NCAA Qualifier
- Finished in eighth place at Big Ten Championships
- 2014 Roadrunner Open runner-up
- Knocked off a ranked opponent three times
- Was ranked as high as No. 18 during the season
2013-14
- Redshirt season
- Placed fifth in the 120kg/264.5 lb weight class at the FILA Junior National Championships
High School
- Three-time Beast of the East Champion at 285 pounds
- Three-time Ironman Champion
- Three-time National Prep Champion
- Two-time Powerade Champion
- Cheesehead Champion
- Two-time Asics All-American
- Eighth wrestler in Beast of the East history to win three titles; first wrestler to ever win all three titles in the heavyweight class
- Second wrestler in American wrestling history to win a combined six titles between the Beast of the East and Ironman tournaments
Personal
- Born on March 5, 1994
- Parents are Gerry and Pam Black
- Has a brother, Brody, and a sister, Brynn
- Hobbies include fishing, hunting, eating, being with family, and being with the team
Career Record
| Year | W | L | F | Big Ten | NCAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 8th | DNP |
| 2015-16 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 5th | DNP |
| 2016-17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | DNP | -- |
| Total | 51 | 34 | 5 |
Updated March 2017
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